On the Biden administration and Trumpist reaction. We discuss the riot at the US Capitol and why it was not a (failed) coup attempt. How serious was the event, and what next for Trumpist reaction - will it lead to a split in the Republican Party?Our guests - journalist Amber Frost and political science academic Daniel Bessner - help us preview what the Biden administration has in store for the US. With Democratic control of both houses, it should be able to pass legislation - but does it have any substantial plans to do so? In foreign policy, we can expect more foreign adventurism and at home, an ominous anti-domestic terrorism bill. Does the alliance of the Democrats with an increasingly domineering Silicon Valley signal the coming-out moment of authoritarian liberalism?Readings:Riot on the Hill, Mike Davis, NLR Sidecar blogRender unto Ourselves, What is Ours-or Caesar Will Seize It, Alex Hochuli, DamageWhat Experts on Extremism Want From the Biden Administration, James D Walsh, NYMagMorbid Symptoms Can Persist for a Long Time, Barry Eidlin, JacobinViolence in the Capitol, Dangers in the Aftermath, Glenn Greenwald, SubstackThe revenge of the blob, Alex Ward, Vox

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